About Pahasra Village

Pahasra is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,265, made up of 3,297 males and 2,968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1545.1 hectares hectares.

Pahasra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahasra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	1545.1 hectares
Population	6,265
Male Population	3,297
Female Population	2,968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pahasra compares

By the 2011 count Pahasra is the 22nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 1545.1 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Pahasra

Pahasra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pahasra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahasra from other places

Pahasra lies about 25 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pahasra
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Haldita Bihar	14 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi	21 km
District headquarters	Araria	25 km

Villages closest to Pahasra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Pahasra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahasra village had a population of 6,265. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Pahasra village has 3,297 males and 2,968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahasra has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Pahasra covers 1545.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahasra falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pahasra is Haldita Bihar, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pahasra.

Pahasra is about 25 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahasra is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 6.4 km away. Haldita Bihar is about 14 km away. Banmankhi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.